New Toy to Old in 2 Minutes

I sacrificed some two hours of sleep last night to make this soft felt rattle for Lil' Jeddy. It's hand-sewn, mind you. Couldn't wait to present it to him in the morning... :)




















Here Jeddy, look at what Mummy made for you last night! I'm the best mummy in the whole wide world right? :D
















*shake shake* *rattle rattle*















Hey! :S















Lesson Learnt: 3 month olds love their hands more than anything else in the world. They can stare at them for hours, chew some, and then stare somemore...

Well, since he doesn't appreciate it, I shall play with it myself!

*shake shake* *rattle rattle*

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Wanna Make a Rattle for Your Ungrateful 3 Month Old? ;D








1. Enlarge the above template to desired size.
2. Use the template to cut out 8 colourful felt pieces.
3. Sew along the sides of each piece together using simple whip stitch/ blanket stitch/ running stitch (whichever you're good at ;)), leaving a small opening for stuffing.
4. Stuff with polyfill (cotton wool will work too. Am sure you mummies have lots of it! ;D)
5. Stick a bell in among the stuffing.
6. Sew the opening shut.
7. Rattle it a few times to get the kick and satisfaction out of your masterpiece.
8. Cross your fingers and present it to your little one. ;)

Enjoy!!

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Maiden Voyage in His Carrier

I bought Jeddy out on his carrier today.

It was his first. :)

Here he is looking up at me from his pouch. He seems happy to get out of the house to breathe some fresh air. Well, so am I. ;D















We went to NTUC to get some groceries, diapers and dumpling noodles for myself... it's been such a long time since I ate food from the kopitiam cos I have tingkat meals delivered to me everyday.

Yum!

He was really well-behaved throughout the trip... think he really likes to go out. *Phew* And I think the bouncing as I walk makes him drowsy. He was asleep for most of the short trip.



















As we waited for the lift, he was awoken by this plus-sized lady on very high heels that went click clack clack very loudly! I was secretly angry with her cos I wanted to put him to bed once we reach home. Grr...

At home, I had to 'unload' him from the carrier... I took care not to drop him but at the last lock, I somehow forgot to support his bum and he dropped a few inches. I was holding on to his neck area but still, he was shocked. For the first time, he cried out in fear... (I feel soooo guilty!) He's been a really hardy kid so far, not even flinching at the loudest thunder clap. Guess I really frightened him this time.... Sorry Jeddy! Naughty Mummy!

Note to self: Support his bum at all times!

I had to calm him and carry him a little while as he settled from his ordeal. Hope he will not develop a fear of the carrier from this incident!

He's sleeping in his rocker now. I could tell he's still quite affected as he did not close his eyes completely even though I think he's almost in dreamland. I could see his eyes tracking me through tiny slits as i walk around him! I think he's trying to make sure I don't walk away from him till he's really settled. *Mummy wipes sweat from brows*

Still, an enjoyable trip! It's an adventure everytime! :D

Scatter Brain?

I have trouble concentrating these days.
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1001 things are constantly zipping through my head....
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Still, I need to persevere... It is currently Procrastination 100 Me 1. I gotta persevere..... *struggles greatly*

Think a gallery is most suitable at this point in time since I can't keep one thought in my head for more than 3 seconds... I think I'm not even very coherent right now...

Anyway

Here's Jed being totally drunk on milk. He's doing this very often lately... out like a light right after his meal... It's really fun to see him like this, all limp and gone. Heh heh... But then again, sometimes it means that I won't be able to wake him up to finish his feed. I can hold him upside down (kidding, but you get the idea) and he still will not wake up.



















I crocheted these socks for him when I was preggy. Back then I told myself, nah... these are too big... bet him won't be able to wear them till 3 months old... but nooooo, I put them on a few days ago and they were just about right, in fact, a tad too snug I think. Yikes.



















My current favourite photo of him. That night before his bedtime, Hubs and I were playing with him after his feed. We took his burp cloth and put it over his head to see if he's aware of it. He ended up looking very cute (to us at least!) ;) I think my boy needs to wear hats or caps to look cute since they'd cover his very high (and bare!) forehead. keke.



















Ok... I've exhausted my blog cells. Plus Jed is awake from his nap. Can hear him now. Sigh...

Till then
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Bath Time

I'm really tired..... Jeddy only clocked about 2 hours of sleep in total since 9am. He's finally asleep now... at 11pm. It was a good thing Hubs was around today and was able to help look out for him while I take breathers here and there....

I'm beat.

Still, here I am, with a little wee bit of precious me-time... before he wakes again for his feed. I'm not really in the mood to blog but I guess even a short one is better than nothing.

Me 1 Procrastination 0

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Here's Jeddy after his bath today. I thought he looked quite hilarious in his towel and his 'accident-preventing' nappy. He's been known to pee right after his bath, especially on Mummy!



















And here I managed to capture him chuckling! He really likes being wrapped up like this. He'll talk to himself and snuggle in the towel while i dry his bottom and legs and put on his diaper.



















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I managed to find some time yesterday afternoon (I sacrificed the laundry and floor mopping) to scribble. I needed to design a cat for a stamp and here are the final versions...












I personally prefer the one on the right. It has got the right kitty 'attitude'!

I sure hope Vania likes them! :)

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Ok, leaving you now with a pic of Jeddy playing with his after-bath 'make-up' basket. At 6 weeks, he's really beginning to be more aware of his surroundings. He's also getting more interactive!

You can't see it here but he was trying to stick his little fingers into the holes of the basket while I apply lotion on him... this is one little fellow who really knows how to kick back and relax! :)

Breastfeeding in Public

Yesterday, aunt and sis came down to accompany me to Whitesands. I needed to go to the bank... some trouble with my signature...

Spent a lot of time preparing for the trip as usual... and the timing has to be just right so that Jed leaves the house full of milk and happy (I'm feedin him at this moment as i type with one hand).

Aunt put him in the sling and he settled right into it. So far i've been hopeless with the sling, succeeding only once in putting him in without twisting his neck out of place, I really must learn from her!

Here's Jed relaxing in his pouch. :)



















We took a bus down to WS. It was his first trip on a bus! But he was too sleepy to notice it. :)
They walked and shopped around while I queued up at the bank. You could always count on a long queue at POSB, even during off peak hours....

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Bought some baby supplies at Tom and Stephanie's, including the Avent Manual Pump. The Medela Electric Pump doesn't seem to work very well for me... well, I really hope this new one works. Costs $91 bucks ($80 after discount).

Before we knew it, Jed was squirming in his sling and it's time to feed. I brought along a bottle of expressed milk (EBM) and we settled at Ya Kun Kaya Toast to feed him over a cuppa. To my horror, the milk is all spilt as the cover did not really fit the bottle! Furthermore, it smelt spoilt.

Thank God I brought out my shawl and I had no choice but to feed him there and then by using the shawl to cover us. I had some help from Aunt and soon, he was feeding happily under the shawl... nobody could tell what I was doing unless he sticks out a leg. ;D

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When we left Ya Kun, we saw it.

A Nursing Room.

Darn.

But it's a great discovery nonetheless!
With the renovation of the basement, they have added a nursing room to the mall. Not as good as the one at Century Square, but it'll do. It has a tap and sink for washing, a cushioned leather changing platform and a leather couch for breastfeeding. My only complaint is that there's only a draw curtain covering the breastfeeding area and the room also doesn't have a lock, which means anyone can just walk in on you and even draw the curtains while you're feeding the little one. But if someone's there with you, I guess it's fine...

Here's a photo of him on the changing table.















The nursing area...















After changing him out of his stinky diapers (he pooped!), we went a quick round at NTUC to grab some groceries. I was already very tired. I had to struggle to keep my eyes open. Think I'm really worn out... we ended the trip with a bus ride back.

Really stoned and tired but very happy to be able to go out of the house and bring Jed around. :)

Looking forward to the next trip.

18th August 2007

So there you are, my boy's all ready to face the world, but not before being 'tortured' by the midwife. kekeke...





























He's so small!!! Holding him in my arms for the very first time and finally meeting the little being that's been in my tum tum for the past 40 weeks. Now is my turn to torture him!!















This will freak some of you out. My placenta. ;D Supplying all the nutrients and oxygen to the little one ever so faithfully.... time to retire... (the midwife asked me if I wanted to bring it home. Apparently, some do, and horrors of horrors, eat it! *gag*)















Our first family-of- three photo.

Little Jed is 1 Month and 3 Days Old...

I can't believe that one month has passed by just like this... talk about grand ambitions to blog about my birth story and Lil' Jed's life...... I'd never imagine that being a mummy would be such hard work! I am officially a slave to my son, albeit willingly. ;D My 24 hours revolve around him (poor Hubs) and him alone.

Not that I'm complaining though...

I'm sacrificing some precious (almost non-existent) sleep here to blog after being inspired by Dawn, who's son Caleb is jus a month older than Jed. Think I will not regret writing it all down...

I really want to write about my labour and Jed's birth. It was nothing short of a miracle. So here goes....

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If you read my previous post, you'd know that I was due for an induction as Jed was showing no sign of wanting to come out. I checked into the hospital on the 17th Aug at 8 pm. Before that, I was really praying and trusting the Lord's Hand on me and Jed.

Here's the Lord's Mighty Hand at work...

I was in fact 2 cm dilated when I went to the hospital! Dr Chan was very surprised as I did not feel the contractions at all. She was very pleased and announced that I do not need to be induced after all. Praise God! God has answered my prayer right on the dot! Talk about great timing. ;)

I did not feel much pain through the night though the contractions became more regular. It felt very much like menstrual cramps, which was bearable for me...

At about 5 am, the pain became stronger and stronger, but I was praying through each wave of contraction, following my mum's example to just praise the Lord for each contraction and breathe really deeply.

I was determined not to use any painkillers. I believed that the Lord will give us strength when we need it. I continued to trust in His love...

Dr Chan checked on me again at around 5 plus. I had dilated only a further 1.5 cm... so she sped things up a little for me by bursting my water bag. That was really painful!!

After my water bag burst, the pain really began to intensify. Each contraction was coming closer and closer and lasting longer each time. By 7 am, it was quite unbearable. I was groaning in pain, though I continued to focus on breathing and prayer each time. I made Hubs rub my forehead each time the contractions come while I focus on the waves and rub my tummy in a circular motion.

Around 9 am, I suddenly felt an intense urge to push with each contraction. The urge was beyond my control and I find myself pushing against my will. The midwife flipped me to one side and told me to breathe slowly while the doc rushed down to the labour ward. I was pulling at Hub's shirt and shouting in pain while the midwives set up the place for delivery. It was all very fast.

Dr Chan arrived, dressed up, and told me to place my hands behind my thighs. It was only then I released Hub's shirt. I think I almost tore it! With one deep breath, I pushed with all my might. The pain was really beyond what I have imagined, but somehow I was able to bear it and the urge to push made me forget the pain. With two pushes, Jed was out with a loud cry.

I pushed out the placenta with one final contraction and it was over.

Jed was born 10 am on the 18th August 2007, on his expected due date.

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The Lord is faithful to all who place their trust in Him. Praise Him! :)

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Here are some pictures:




















Having a yucky porridge dinner at the labour ward. We did not manage to have dinner due to all the anxiety and preparation for the hospital stay.
















Trying to sleep but ended up being awake the whole night! It was more from the discomfort of being strapped down than the contraction pain itself!
















Out pops my little bundle of blessing. :)


I seriously need to get some sleep... will upload more in my next entry. Let's just hope that it won't take another month! :D

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Till then.